Scouring device



A. MOTTER.

SCOURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 23. I92I.

1,395,652. Patented Nov. 1, 1921.,

PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW MOTTER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SCOURING DEVICE.

Application filed February 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW Morrnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Scouring Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a scouring device which is more particularlyadapted for cleaning pots, pans, etc.

Its object is to provide an lmplement of this character havingconvenient means for removably securing the brush or cleaning member inplace, so that when the same becomes worn a new one can be readilysubstituted for it.

Further objects are to produce a scouring device which is simple anddurable in construction, which firmly grips the cleaning member, andwhich can be produced at a moderate cost.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is aperspective view of one embodiment of the scouring device.Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a crosssection on line 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of thejaws or clamps for holding the brush. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of amodified form of the device. Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross section on line66, Fig. 5.

Similar characters .of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views. 7

Referring to Figs. 14, inclusive, 1O represents the handle of thescouring device which is provided at its'front end with a stem or shank11 whose opposite sides are preferably flattened throughout theirlength, as shown at 12. As shown in Fig. 2, this stem is ta ered fromits front end to its rear end.

referably mounted removably 011 the stem 11 are a pair of spacedlongitudinal holding jaws or clamps 13 which are preferably ofsubstantially U-shaped form and which are constructed of wire or similarflexible or elastic material. The base portions 14 of these jaws areadapted to engage an annular groove or recess 15 in the rear end of thehandle-stem, while the arms 16 of each jaw bear against the oppositeflat sides of said stem and project a suitable distance beyond the frontend of the latter, whereby they are adapted to removably hold or supporta cleaning member or scouring brush 1'? between them. This brush ispreferably Specificatien of Letters Patent.

- constructed of Patented Nov. 1, 19.21. Serial No. 447,289.

steel wool, although, if desired, any other appropriate material may eemployed. A keeper or clamping ring 18 slldable lengthwise on the handlestem and encircling the arms of the holding jaws serves to firmly andreliably clamp the latter in a fixed position on said stem and also tocontract their free ends to tightly grasp the brush between them.

To further guard against displacement of the brush 17 between the jaws,the arms of the latter are provided at their front ends with lnwardlybent portions or prongs 19 which penetrate the brush from oppositesides. As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the arms 16 of eachj aw preferablydiverge forwardly to uniformly support the brush on either side of itscenter.

Those portions of the arms adjacent their base portlons 14 arepreferably offset or bent mwardly, as shown at 20, Figs. 1, 3 and 4.whereby the arms are given a greater extent of bearing against the flatsides of the handle stem 11, and said base portions are more reliablyinterlocked with the groove 15. B providing the handle-stem with flatsides. turning or twisting of the jaws thereon is avoided and byemploying the groove 15 for the reception of the base portions of thejaws, longitudinal displacement thereof relatively to the handle stem isprevented.

To insert a brush between the jaws, the keeper 18 is slid rearwardly tothe position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the base portions ofthe jaws being at the same time held by the hand in engagement with thegroove 15. The jaws are now separated, as shown by dotted lines in thesame figure, and the brush 17 is placed between them, after which saidjaws are brought together and the keeper slid forwardly to tightly clampthe jaws in placeon the handle-stem and close them to grip the brushbetween them. To remove a worn brush, it is only necessary to slide thekeeper rearwardly and separate the jaws to release the brush, whereupona new one may be readily substituted for it.

In the modification shown in Figs, 5 and 6, the arms 21 of each of theholding jaws are seated in a pair of longitudinal grooves or recesses 22formed in the cylindrical stem 23 of the handle 24. A keeper 25, similarto that shown in the first-described construction, serve to reliablyretainthe arms in position on the stem and also to tightly compresstheir free ends about the brush. The

longitudinal grooves 22 prevent twisting or rotary displacement of thejaws on the handle-stem, in a manner equivalent to the flat sides 12 ofthe construction first described.

This improved scouring device is exceed ingly simple in construction,being composed of few parts which are strong, durable and not liable toget out of order. Furthermore, the provision of separable holding jawspermits ready insertion and removal of brushes when desired, affording avery economical scouring implement for household use. By detachablymounting the jaws on the handle-stem, the parts can be thoroughlycleaned, rendering the device sanitary.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a handle having astem, a pair of separable jaws removably mounted on said stem, the rearportions of said jaws embracing said stem while the front portionsthereof are adapted to grasp a. cleaning member between them, said stemand the rear portions of said jaws having complementary interlockingelements which hold tne jaws against longitudinal displacement on thestem in both directions, and a single retaining member encircling saidjaws and said stem for detachably securing the jaws thereto andcontracting the same to grip said cleaning member. a

2. A device of the character described, comprising a handle providedwith a transverse groove, a pair of jaws removably mounted on saidhandle and extending forwardly therefrom, the rear ends of said jawsinterlocking with said groove and the front ends-thereof being adaptedto grasp a cleaning member between them, and a retaining member on saidhandle engaging said jaws for clamping them to said handle andcontracting them about said cleaning member.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a handle providedwith a. transverse groove, a pair of substantially U- shaped jawscarried by said handle and having their base portions seated in saidgroove, the rear portions of the arms of said jaws extending along thehandle and the remaining portions extending forwardly therefrom forgrasping a cleaning member between them, and a clamping member on saidhandle engaging said jaws for contracting them about said cleaningmember.

a. A device of the character described,

comprising a handle provided with a stem flattened on opposite sides, apair of separable jaws of substantially U-shaped form carried by thestem, the rear portions of the arms of eachjaw bearing against theopposing flat sides of said stem, while the front portions thereofextend forwardly beyond said stem for grasping a cleaning member betweenthem, and means on'said stemengaging said jaws for contracting themabout said cleaning member and clamping them to said handle stem. 7

A device of the character described,

comprising a handle provided with a stem whose opposite sides areflattened, said stem being provided with an annular groove, a pair ofseparable jaws of substantiallyv U- shaped form carried by the stem andhaving their base portions seated in said groove,

the rear portions of the arms of each jaw bearing against opposite sidesof said stem, while the front portions thereof extend forwardly beyondthe stem and terminate in inwardly-bent prongs for gripping. a clean ingmember between them, and a retaining member slidable on said handle-stemand engaging said jaws for clamping them to said stem and contractingthem about said cleaning member.

6. A devlce of the character described, comprlslng a handle providedwlth a stem 'whose opposite sides are fiattenechsaid stem them, andmeans for contracting said jaws.

. ANDREW MOTTER.

